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St. John's Prep junior OF Keith Leavitt gives a verbal commitment to Penn State

Dan Ventura Sunday, May 11, 2014

Ever since his days of slugging home runs for Manchester-Essex as a junior high phenom, Keith Leavitt was destined for stardom. The junior outfielder, who has spent the last three seasons as a member of the St. John’s Prep baseball team, verbally committed to play baseball at Penn State in the fall of 2015. First year Eagle coach Dan Letarte confirmed the news via text message earlier this afternoon. “Penn State is the ideal situation for Keith,” Letarte said. “I am very proud of his hard work that has led to this opportunity. He will be an impact player for them.” Leavitt will be going to a program under the leadership of new coach Rob Cooper, who had a great deal of success in his previous stint at Wright State. The Catholic Conference All-Star figures to be a major building block for the Nittany Lions. “The opportunity that Penn State provides me is everything I could have hoped for in regards to playing at the next level,” Leavitt said. “From both an athletic and an academic standpoint, Penn State is definitely the right fit for me.”